diff --git a/src/backend/libpq/be-secure-openssl.c b/src/backend/libpq/be-secure-openssl.c
index 62f1fcab2b..0cc59f1be1 100644
--- a/src/backend/libpq/be-secure-openssl.c
+++ b/src/backend/libpq/be-secure-openssl.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <openssl/ec.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "common/openssl.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "pgstat.h"
@@ -69,11 +70,6 @@ static bool ssl_is_server_start;
 
 static int	ssl_protocol_version_to_openssl(int v, const char *guc_name,
 											int loglevel);
-#ifndef SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version
-static int	SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version(SSL_CTX *ctx, int version);
-static int	SSL_CTX_set_max_proto_version(SSL_CTX *ctx, int version);
-#endif
-
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
 /*						 Public interface						*/
@@ -1314,96 +1310,3 @@ ssl_protocol_version_to_openssl(int v, const char *guc_name, int loglevel)
 					GetConfigOption(guc_name, false, false))));
 	return -1;
 }
-
-/*
- * Replacements for APIs present in newer versions of OpenSSL
- */
-#ifndef SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version
-
-/*
- * OpenSSL versions that support TLS 1.3 shouldn't get here because they
- * already have these functions.  So we don't have to keep updating the below
- * code for every new TLS version, and eventually it can go away.  But let's
- * just check this to make sure ...
- */
-#ifdef TLS1_3_VERSION
-#error OpenSSL version mismatch
-#endif
-
-static int
-SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version(SSL_CTX *ctx, int version)
-{
-	int			ssl_options = SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2 | SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3;
-
-	if (version > TLS1_VERSION)
-		ssl_options |= SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1;
-	/*
-	 * Some OpenSSL versions define TLS*_VERSION macros but not the
-	 * corresponding SSL_OP_NO_* macro, so in those cases we have to return
-	 * unsuccessfully here.
-	 */
-#ifdef TLS1_1_VERSION
-	if (version > TLS1_1_VERSION)
-	{
-#ifdef SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1
-		ssl_options |= SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1;
-#else
-		return 0;
-#endif
-	}
-#endif
-#ifdef TLS1_2_VERSION
-	if (version > TLS1_2_VERSION)
-	{
-#ifdef SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2
-		ssl_options |= SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2;
-#else
-		return 0;
-#endif
-	}
-#endif
-
-	SSL_CTX_set_options(ctx, ssl_options);
-
-	return 1;					/* success */
-}
-
-static int
-SSL_CTX_set_max_proto_version(SSL_CTX *ctx, int version)
-{
-	int			ssl_options = 0;
-
-	AssertArg(version != 0);
-
-	/*
-	 * Some OpenSSL versions define TLS*_VERSION macros but not the
-	 * corresponding SSL_OP_NO_* macro, so in those cases we have to return
-	 * unsuccessfully here.
-	 */
-#ifdef TLS1_1_VERSION
-	if (version < TLS1_1_VERSION)
-	{
-#ifdef SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1
-		ssl_options |= SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1;
-#else
-		return 0;
-#endif
-	}
-#endif
-#ifdef TLS1_2_VERSION
-	if (version < TLS1_2_VERSION)
-	{
-#ifdef SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2
-		ssl_options |= SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2;
-#else
-		return 0;
-#endif
-	}
-#endif
-
-	SSL_CTX_set_options(ctx, ssl_options);
-
-	return 1;					/* success */
-}
-
-#endif							/* !SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version */
diff --git a/src/common/Makefile b/src/common/Makefile
index 5b44340afd..44ca68fa6c 100644
--- a/src/common/Makefile
+++ b/src/common/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ OBJS_COMMON = \
 	wchar.o
 
 ifeq ($(with_openssl),yes)
-OBJS_COMMON += sha2_openssl.o
+OBJS_COMMON += \
+	protocol_openssl.o \
+	sha2_openssl.o
 else
 OBJS_COMMON += sha2.o
 endif
diff --git a/src/common/protocol_openssl.c b/src/common/protocol_openssl.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf6c62410d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/protocol_openssl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * protocol_openssl.c
+ *	  OpenSSL functionality shared between frontend and backend
+ *
+ * This should only be used if code is compiled with OpenSSL support.
+ *
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2020, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
+ *
+ * IDENTIFICATION
+ *		  src/common/protocol_openssl.c
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#ifndef FRONTEND
+#include "postgres.h"
+#else
+#include "postgres_fe.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "common/openssl.h"
+
+/*
+ * Replacements for APIs introduced in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
+ */
+#ifndef SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version
+
+/*
+ * OpenSSL versions that support TLS 1.3 shouldn't get here because they
+ * already have these functions.  So we don't have to keep updating the below
+ * code for every new TLS version, and eventually it can go away.  But let's
+ * just check this to make sure ...
+ */
+#ifdef TLS1_3_VERSION
+#error OpenSSL version mismatch
+#endif
+
+int
+SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version(SSL_CTX *ctx, int version)
+{
+	int			ssl_options = SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2 | SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3;
+
+	if (version > TLS1_VERSION)
+		ssl_options |= SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1;
+
+	/*
+	 * Some OpenSSL versions define TLS*_VERSION macros but not the
+	 * corresponding SSL_OP_NO_* macro, so in those cases we have to return
+	 * unsuccessfully here.
+	 */
+#ifdef TLS1_1_VERSION
+	if (version > TLS1_1_VERSION)
+	{
+#ifdef SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1
+		ssl_options |= SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1;
+#else
+		return 0;
+#endif
+	}
+#endif
+#ifdef TLS1_2_VERSION
+	if (version > TLS1_2_VERSION)
+	{
+#ifdef SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2
+		ssl_options |= SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2;
+#else
+		return 0;
+#endif
+	}
+#endif
+
+	SSL_CTX_set_options(ctx, ssl_options);
+
+	return 1;					/* success */
+}
+
+int
+SSL_CTX_set_max_proto_version(SSL_CTX *ctx, int version)
+{
+	int			ssl_options = 0;
+
+	AssertArg(version != 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Some OpenSSL versions define TLS*_VERSION macros but not the
+	 * corresponding SSL_OP_NO_* macro, so in those cases we have to return
+	 * unsuccessfully here.
+	 */
+#ifdef TLS1_1_VERSION
+	if (version < TLS1_1_VERSION)
+	{
+#ifdef SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1
+		ssl_options |= SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1;
+#else
+		return 0;
+#endif
+	}
+#endif
+#ifdef TLS1_2_VERSION
+	if (version < TLS1_2_VERSION)
+	{
+#ifdef SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2
+		ssl_options |= SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2;
+#else
+		return 0;
+#endif
+	}
+#endif
+
+	SSL_CTX_set_options(ctx, ssl_options);
+
+	return 1;					/* success */
+}
+
+#endif							/* !SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version */
diff --git a/src/include/common/openssl.h b/src/include/common/openssl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47fa129994
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/common/openssl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * openssl.h
+ *	  OpenSSL supporting functionality shared between frontend and backend
+ *
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2020, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
+ *
+ * IDENTIFICATION
+ *		  src/include/common/openssl.h
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+#ifndef COMMON_OPENSSL_H
+#define COMMON_OPENSSL_H
+
+#ifdef USE_OPENSSL
+#include <openssl/ssl.h>
+
+/* src/common/protocol_openssl.c */
+#ifndef SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version
+extern int	SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version(SSL_CTX *ctx, int version);
+extern int	SSL_CTX_set_max_proto_version(SSL_CTX *ctx, int version);
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+#endif							/* COMMON_OPENSSL_H */
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/Mkvcbuild.pm b/src/tools/msvc/Mkvcbuild.pm
index 67b9f238b2..c735d529ca 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/Mkvcbuild.pm
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/Mkvcbuild.pm
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ sub mkvcbuild
 	if ($solution->{options}->{openssl})
 	{
 		push(@pgcommonallfiles, 'sha2_openssl.c');
+		push(@pgcommonallfiles, 'protocol_openssl.c');
 	}
 	else
 	{